Participles
| Present | fretende |
| Past | (ġe)freten |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | frete |
| 2nd sing. | fritst |
| 3rd sing. | fritt; frit |
| 1st plur. | fretaþ |
| 2nd plur. | fretaþ |
| 3rd plur. | fretaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | frǣt |
| 2nd sing. | frǣte |
| 3rd sing. | frǣt |
| 1st plur. | frǣton |
| 2nd plur. | frǣton |
| 3rd plur. | frǣton |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | frete |
| 2nd sing. | frete |
| 3rd sing. | frete |
| 1st plur. | freten |
| 2nd plur. | freten |
| 3rd plur. | freten |
Past
| 1st sing. | frǣte |
| 2nd sing. | frǣte |
| 3rd sing. | frǣte |
| 1st plur. | frǣten |
| 2nd plur. | frǣten |
| 3rd plur. | frǣten |
Imperative
| Singular | fret |
| Plural | fretaþ |
Verbs similar to 'fretan'
fredan,
gretan,
ametan,
betan,
breatan,
brecan,
breotan,
drefan,
dreman,
drepan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fraetan, corresponding to for- + etan. Cognate with Old Saxon fretan (Middle Low German vreten), Old High German frezzan (German fressen), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (fraitan). See: Old Saxon '
fretan', Old High German 'frezzan', German, old spelling '
fressen'.
Verbs referencing "fretan"
English
fret, English
fress, Middle English
freten.
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